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Termiuxon Tell HN: SMS-based two-factor authentication is not secure

Hahahaha you would be surprised my current employer is thinking of introducing 2FA and yeah every pass is stored in plain text. I've been trying to make them change this for years, also the passwords are limited to 20 chars yeah.... security is shit here

Termiuxon Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take to cancel it

Just had to do this yesterday, its ridiculous they make it harder to discourage you, this only made me want to cancel it even more

Termiuxon H&R Block and Intuit Are Lobbying Against Making Tax Filling Free and Easy

This is how it's done in Mexico, most people have no idea how to declare taxes any other way. You can still deduct some things in an itemization like manner if you want or are self employed but otherwise its automatically deducted from your payroll.

Termiuxon How to Evaluate Web Application Security Scanners

Yes I'm sure click details on that link you sent, or check it out.

https://sslcheck.globalsign.com/en_US/sslcheck?host=www.mavi...

Termiuxon How to Evaluate Web Application Security Scanners

Their webpage says they are security experts. I find that very hard to believe given the fact that their website SSL certificate is NOT VALID.

I mean WTF and they are trying to give advice yeah sure...